Bluetooth 3.0 official launch on April 21
Bluetooh Special Interest Group have confirmed multiple reports forecasting the launch of Bluetooth 3.0 on April 21. Bluetooth 3.0 specifications will be unveiled by Bluetooth SIG on April 21 along with groups latest Bluetooth standard.
What Can We Expect From Bluetooth 3.0 ?
:: Faster Short-Range Speeds
Bluetooth 3.0 will reportedly transfer files at rates of 480 megabits (60 Megabytes) per second in close proximity, and 100 megabits (12.5 Megabytes) per second at 10 meters. At those speeds, high-quality streaming video is a definite possibility, along with a host of other applications that are simply impractical with the current transfer rates.
:: Enhancement
In addition to pumped-up speed, Bluetooth 3.0 could also feature “Enhanced Power Control,” which reduces those annoying headset disconnects caused by putting your phone in your pocket or purse.
:: Smart Transfer
With Bluetooth 3.0, camcorders will stream video footage or still photos to Bluetooth enabled televisions and computers; digital cameras will stream photo slideshows to cell phones, and laptops will have the ability to transfer presentations wirelessly to a projector. Use your imagination — the possibilities are really exciting.
:: Low Power Consumption
What’s unique about Bluetooth is its low cost and low power consumption, allowing it to be used in devices such as cell phones where cost and power consumption are huge concerns for developers. However, Bluetooth technology has struggled in its efforts to be adopted widely.
:: High bandwidth Eliminating Interference
Bluetooth 3.0 will operate in the 6-9 GHz range rather than the current 2.4 GHz range, eliminating the concern of interference from wireless networks and other devices that use the 2.4 GHz range.
:: It’s Compatible
Best of all, Bluetooth 3.0 will be backwards-compatible, so all of your old devices will be able to communicate with the new ones and vice versa. New devices will feature a 2.4 GHz Bluetooth radio on the same radio chip, or its own separate chip. But bear in mind that transfer speeds are only as fast as the slowest device, meaning that the two will exchange data at the slower, 3-megabit rate of Bluetooth 2.1.
With more than one billion in use that utilize Bluetooth wireless technology, one can image the number to grow sharply if Bluetooth 3.0 is able to deliver what they have announced.
Some part of information has been taken from Cruthfield
